2021 (R-Senior): Named to the SoCon Fall Academic Team … Appeared in 12 games with one start on the campaign against Delaware State (Sept. 18) … Concluded the campaign with 11 tackles, including eight solo tackles … Capped off the regular season with 1.0 sack and one pass break up … Season-high tackles in back-to-back games with four wrap ups against UVA Wise (Sept. 11) and Delaware State (Sept. 18).
2020 (R-Senior)*: Named to the SoCon Honor Roll … Appeared in six games on the year, garnering one start against Western Carolina (March 27) … Earned the start against the Catamounts after collecting a career-high 12 tackles in the win over The Citadel (March 20) … Finished the season with 18 tackles (seven solo) with 1.0 sack and 1.0 tackles for loss … Forced his first career fumble in the 24-20 win at VMI on April 3 … Registered his lone sack in the win over the Catamounts.
*Season played in Spring 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019 (R-Junior): Appeared in 11 of the 12 games for ETSU, garnering 10 starts on the season … Concluded the season with a career-best 59 tackles (28 solo) … Finished the year with 6.5 tackles for loss, two passes defended and two quarterback hurries … Wrapped up his junior campaign with 0.5 sack … Recorded a career-high 11 tackles at Samford, leading the Bucs in tackles during the contest … Paced the Bucs in tackles against Mercer with nine … Tallied a career-best 2.0 tackles for loss at Appalachian State (Aug. 31) and against VMI (Sept. 14) … Registered five or more tackles in five games throughout the season.
2018 (R-Sophomore): Appeared in all 12 games for the Bucs … Concluded the season with four tackles, including one tackle for loss (one sack against Gardner-Webb on Oct. 6) … Recorded tackles in back-to-back games against Mars Hill (Sept. 1) and Tennessee (Sept. 8) … Tallied one solo tackle against Samford on Nov. 17.
2017 (R-Freshman): Named to the SoCon Honor Roll … Played in 10 games during his first season with the Bucs … Posted 11 tackles (seven solo) in his rookie season … Finished with four tackles (two solo) in his collegiate debut against Limestone on Sept. 2 … Also added two solo tackles in wins over Robert Morris (Oct. 6) and VMI (Nov. 4).
2016 (Freshman): Redshirted as a true freshman.
High School: Multi-sport athlete at Loveland High School … Plans to play football and baseball at ETSU … Posted 106 tackles, three interceptions (one for touchdown) and two forced fumbles at Loveland HS … Two-time first team all-conference selection, while guiding Loveland to the D-2 State Championship title in 2013 … Tabbed team Defensive Player of the Year as a junior and received the Heart and Hustle Award as a senior … Hit .398 with a .442 on-base percentage in his career at Loveland HS.
Personal: Son of Steve and Lisa Lakes … His father was a wrestler at St. Paul, while cousin (Riley Mahan) plays baseball at Kentucky … Majoring in physical education/exercise science.
